Automate AWS & GCP with Terraform + AI

Automate AWS & GCP with Terraform + AI

📅 Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT | Online Webinar

Automating AWS & GCP with Terraform + AI: Lessons from TorontoAI

At our latest TorontoAI meetup, we welcomed Josh (co-founder of Launchflow, a YC-backed startup) to share how AI and Terraform can transform the way startups manage their cloud infrastructure. What unfolded was more than just a technical walkthrough — it became a masterclass in how early-stage founders can leverage automation to move faster, avoid infrastructure debt, and get their products into users’ hands quicker.

Why This Matters for Startup Founders

Startups live and die by speed. Founders often face a hard tradeoff:

• Ship features quickly to get early adoption.

• Or spend weeks/months setting up infrastructure properly.

Josh made a compelling case that with Terraform + AI, this isn’t a tradeoff anymore. Infrastructure as code means:

• You don’t rack up tech debt by clicking around cloud consoles.

• You leverage AI agents to generate production-ready Terraform faster than manual setup.

• You can even tap into $1M+ in cloud credits across AWS, GCP, and Azure — while managing it all from one consistent workflow.

For a YC founder juggling product, fundraising, and customer growth, this is a way to save months of engineering time and focus on building what matters.

Live Demo: From Console Chaos to AI-Powered Automation

Josh showcased infra.new, Launchflow’s AI-powered Terraform assistant, in action:

1. Spin up a fresh environment: Instead of hunting for templates, you simply describe what you need — say “GCP Cloud Run with a Postgres DB” — and AI generates a Terraform plan with step-by-step configuration.

2. Import existing resources: Already clicked your way through AWS or GCP? No problem — infra.new reads those live resources and turns them into Terraform code.

3. Integrate GitHub Actions: Every Terraform change runs through GitHub for versioning, CI/CD, and drift detection. No more mystery resources running up your cloud bill.

4. AI-driven monitoring: Infra.new even detects compliance/security issues and raises PRs automatically with fixes — saving you from painful audits later.

This workflow resonated strongly with the startup crowd — especially those who’ve felt the pain of scaling infra too late.

Takeaways for YC Startups & Developer Advocates

• Start with Infra as Code (Day 1): Even for POCs, Terraform prevents forgotten resources, surprise bills, and weeks lost in rework.

• AI makes DevOps founder-friendly: You don’t need to be a DevOps expert to set up best-practice infrastructure anymore.

• Multi-cloud without the pain: Mix-and-match AWS Lambdas with GCP storage while keeping one workflow.

• Developer adoption is easier at TorontoAI: Meetups like this give founders a real-world sandbox to showcase products directly to engineers, get feedback, and build advocacy early.

TorontoAI: A Launchpad for Startup Founders

TorontoAI isn’t just a meetup — it’s a grassroots platform where builders meet early adopters. Whether you’re a YC-backed founder like Josh, or a local startup tinkering on your MVP, the community welcomes you to:

• Demo your product in front of developers who love trying new tools.

• Get instant, unfiltered feedback from people who might become your first power users.

• Build developer advocacy before you even think about paid marketing.

As Chandan (TorontoAI organizer) put it: “Every developer is now a potential entrepreneur. This is the golden decade to be building.”

Final Thoughts

If you’re a startup founder or developer advocate, the lesson is clear:

• Automate your cloud infra early with Terraform + AI.

• Avoid the tech debt trap that slows down scaling.

• Plug into communities like TorontoAI, where your product gets tested, challenged, and adopted faster.

👉 Want to showcase your own startup at a future TorontoAI session? Reach out — the stage is open.

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